Buchanan Middle School
610 West 4th St
Buchanan MI, 49107, Berrien County
Phone: 269-695-8406
Ranking: (1,118 out of 2,213, bottom 49%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 7
School District: Buchanan Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 357 | 351 | 362 | 398 | 376 | 384 | 383 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 130 | 36.4% | 115 | 32.8% | 105 | 29.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 6: | 118 | 33.1% | 108 | 30.8% | 133 | 36.7% | 131 | 32.9% | 130 | 34.6% | 133 | 34.6% | 119 | 31.1% |
Grade 7: | 109 | 30.5% | 128 | 36.5% | 124 | 34.3% | 129 | 32.4% | 132 | 35.1% | 116 | 30.2% | 144 | 37.6% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 200 | 56.0% | 185 | 52.7% | 178 | 49.2% | 211 | 53.0% | 193 | 51.3% | 196 | 51.0% | 196 | 51.2% |
Female: | 157 | 44.0% | 166 | 47.3% | 184 | 50.8% | 187 | 47.0% | 175 | 46.5% | 180 | 46.9% | 183 | 47.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 13 | 3.6% | 12 | 3.4% | 13 | 3.6% | 12 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.9% | 10 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.9% |
Black: | 10 | 2.8% | 17 | 4.8% | 19 | 5.2% | 25 | 6.3% | 37 | 9.8% | 33 | 8.6% | 24 | 6.3% |
White: | 307 | 86.0% | 292 | 83.2% | 304 | 84.0% | 339 | 85.2% | 324 | 86.2% | 337 | 87.8% | 345 | 90.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 24 | 6.7% | 26 | 7.4% | 23 | 6.4% | 21 | 5.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 152 | 42.6% | 141 | 40.2% | 156 | 43.1% | 150 | 37.7% | 143 | 38.0% | 111 | 28.9% | 80 | 20.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 9.8% | 43 | 12.3% | 37 | 10.2% | 38 | 9.5% | 32 | 8.5% | 38 | 9.9% | 35 | 9.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.12 | 16.75 | 16.48 | 19.51 | 17.41 | 20.10 | 19.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 30.5% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 44.8% | 45.7% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 70.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.2% | 16.2% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 12.1% | 13.1% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 21.1% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 36.4% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 21.1% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 75.7% |
2006 | Listening | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 50% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 59.6% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 79.9% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 36.3% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 29.5% | 38.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 75.8% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 52.7% | 62% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 66.7% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 42.6% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40.3% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 48.1% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 63.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 78% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 81.9% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 78.1% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 53.1% | 64.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.5% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 74.2% |
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* Buchanan Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.